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- The conflict in Ukraine enters its 531st day of war as major Western democracies gather in Japan as part of the G7.
- Since arriving at the G7 on Saturday as a surprise guest, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has held bilateral meetings, notably with Emmanuel Macron. This Sunday, he met with US President Joe Biden.
- The boss of the Russian paramilitary group Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, said on Saturday that he had captured the city of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine, the epicenter of the fighting, where Kiev said he was still fighting, describing the situation as “critical.”
- Both camps are now awaiting a major counter-offensive announced by the Ukrainian authorities, backed up by Western arms shipments. Volodymyr Zelensky recently said his army “needs more time” to prepare for this assault.
According to Macron, Zelensky’s presence at the G7 is “a way of building peace.”
The presence of Ukrainian President Zelensky at the G7 summit in Hiroshima is “a way of building peace,” Emmanuel Macron told the press in Japan.
According to him, the provision of a French aircraft at the disposal of the Ukrainian leader, to deliver it first to the Arab League summit, and then to the G7 in Japan, means that “France is building peace and looking for solutions.” According to him, the transition allowed “to get very clear support from Saudi Arabia and several powers in the region,” “which is a real turning point.”
At the G-7 in Hiroshima, Volodymyr Zelensky will also “express himself to several powers of the world that are sometimes exhibited in just one speech,” the French president said, referring to non-aligned countries such as Brazil and the United States. , guests of the summit, members of the group of developing countries with Russia.
In addition, Emmanuel Macron urged the world not to be content with a possible ceasefire between Kiev and Moscow. This would be “a mistake for all of us” because “experience has taught us that a frozen conflict will become war tomorrow.”
Peace mission in Ukraine at the request of the Pope
Pope Francis entrusted the mission of peace in Ukraine to Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, president of the Italian Episcopal Conference and member of the community of Sant’Egidio, known for its work in the service of diplomacy, the Vatican points out.
He asked Cardinal Zuppi “to help resolve the tensions in the conflict in Ukraine, with the hope that the Holy Father never gave up, that this could open the way to peace,” said Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni.
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Source: Le Parisien
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